Saint-Joseph-des-Érables

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Municipality

Location within Robert-Cliche RCM.
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°55′W / 46.283°N 70.917°W / 46.283; -70.917Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°55′W / 46.283°N 70.917°W / 46.283; -70.917[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Robert-Cliche
Constituted November 26, 1938
Government[2]
 • Mayor Louis Jacques
 • Federal riding Beauce
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Nord
Area[2][3]
 • Total 52.40 km2 (20.23 sq mi)
 • Land 51.73 km2 (19.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 420
 • Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.7%
 • Dwellings 167
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0S 2V0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 276
Website www.stjoseph
deserables.com

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 439 as of 2009.

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables lies on the western bank of the Chaudière River, facing Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, from which it has split in 1938. "Érables" refers to the large presence of maple trees on the municipality's territory.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 57002 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 27050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2427050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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